A Commentary On Euripides' Iphigenia In Tauris

ISBN: 9783110190991 出版年：2012 页码：516 Kyriakou， Poulheria De Gruyter

This work is the first major commentary on Euripides' Iphigenia in Tauris to appear in English in more than 65 years. It offers detailed analysis of a fascinating play that scholars so far had considered mainly as a source of information about Athenian cult and viewed as a romantic adventure story with happy end. Apart from including sober assessments of textual， linguistic and metrical problems， the commentary sheds new light on the play's treatment of myth， its intricate structure， presentation of character， and place in Euripides' work. In particular it offers fresh insights into the play's relationship to the literary tradition， especially its treatment of the crimes of the Pelopids， and its presentation of the complex， ambiguous relationship of humans and gods as well as that of Greeks and barbarians.